Winter Purple is one of the Trey
Combs Winter Series flies that he writes about in his
fine book,
Steelhead Fly Fishing and as noted to the introduction to the
series in Salmonfly.Net. This is the only Winter Series fly in the book that
does not have a recipe listed, so I took an educated guess, by following the
pattern for the other flies and by looking at the photo in the book. To see more flies in the series, return to
Favorite Flies for Steelhead.

Notes: Trey Combs writes in
Fly Fishing for Steelhead that the Winter
Series flies are designed to sink well in deep pools, attract well
in soft currents, but swim upright, without turning over in heavy
tailouts. He ties the slim body with single strand floss over flat
silver tinsel that causes it to glow when wet. Tie the bunches
of marabou for the wings in three parts, each shorter then the one
before with the butts covered by the collar.